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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# /etc/rc.d/rc.watchdog
+#
+# Start/stop/restart the watchdog timer service.
+
+watchdog_start() {
+  if [ ! -e /dev/watchdog ]; then
+    echo "$0: No /dev/watchdog device node seems to exist on this system."
+    echo "$0: A kernel module probably needs to be loaded; please see:"
+    echo "$0: /usr/src/linux/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  if [ -x /usr/sbin/watchdog -a -r /etc/watchdog.conf ]; then
+    echo "Starting the watchdog timer service:  /usr/sbin/watchdog"
+    /usr/sbin/watchdog
+  fi
+}
+
+watchdog_stop() {
+  killall watchdog
+}
+
+watchdog_restart() {
+  watchdog_stop
+  sleep 10 # can take a while to die
+  watchdog_start
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+'start')
+  watchdog_start
+  ;;
+'stop')
+  watchdog_stop
+  ;;
+'restart')
+  watchdog_restart
+  ;;
+*)
+  echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+esac
+